Spectaci



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SPECTACLE MOUNTING Original Filed Dec, 12, 1938 JNVENTOK @0265 .ZSweeney A TTORNEY S.

Reissued Sept. 17, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC SPECTACLE MOUNTINGJames A. Sweeney, Providence, R. I., assignor to Universal OpticalCorporation, a corporation of Rhode Island Original N6. 2,194,776, datedMarch .26, 1940, Serial No. 245,092, December 12, 1938.

Application for This invention relates to a spectacle, more particularlyto the mounting of the temple of the spectacle, and has for one'of itsobjects to provide a .single point of attachment for the bridge and thetemple mounting in order that the assembly operations may be reduced toa minimum.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting for the templesupport member which will be simple in assembly and require no sharpbending operations of the support member.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment or anchorfor the temple support member on the nose pad support arm and yetprovide a mounting which will not be disturbed by adjustment of the nosepad.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the spectacle equipped with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of a fragmental portion thereof from a point ofobservance substantially as on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the spectacle on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the strap for the lens.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the nose pad support arm.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of these two pieces shownin Figs. 4. and 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the temple support member.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the temple support member assembled withthe pad support arm.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 99 of Fig. 6

and also showing a temple support member assembled on the arm as shownin Fig. 8, and the bridge which is assembled on the arm as shown in Fig.3.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the temple support member modified inconstruction from that previously shown.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the pad support arm modified from thearrangement previously shown.

Fig. 12 is a. perspective View of the assembly of the parts shown inFigs. 10 and 11, and

Fig. 13 is a sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 12 illustratingin dotted lines the position of the strap when connected thereto.

In constructions of this general character, it

has heretofore been necessary to anchor the temp le support member on astrap which engages the lens and to mount the pad support arm completelyindependent thereof, inasmuch as the pad support arm is adjusted throughconsiderable extent to fit the faces of different wearers. Thisconstruction also required the sharp bending of the temple supportmember at its anchored end for the correct positioning thereof and inorder to avoid such an arrangement, I have stiffened the pad support armat its point of connection to the bridge or strap making the remainderof the arm relatively bendable so that any adjustment will occur beyondthe stiffened portion leaving the stiffened portion fixed relatively tothe lens and I have mounted the temple support member on the stiffenedportion which affords a very simple assembly operation and positions thetemple support member the distance desired rearwardly of the lenswithout any sharp bending to dispose a portion of it rearwardly at thispoint of connection, and the following is a more detailed description ofthe present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferredmeans by which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawing, l0, l0 designates the lenses and II abridge spanning the distance between the lenses and holding them adesired distance apart. Each strap l2 consists of a pair of arms l3 andI4 connected together by a shoe l5 which has a hole l6 therein utilizedfor mounting the strap upon another part. The nasal edge of the lensextends into the strap between the arms !3 and l 4 and is there securedby a suitable screw I'I passing through the arms and lens between them.

A pad support arm l8 has a relatively widened portion is to cause thesame to be relatively stiff and a narrower, thinner portion20 which incomparison is relatively bendable. This stiffened portion I9 is reducedas at 2| for the reception of the shoe which is attached thereto. Adowel pin fitting in and extending from. the opening l6 also fits into ahole 22 in this reduced portion of the arm for providing a simple mannerof locating the parts to be soldered and also enables a subsequentsoldering of the bridge II as at H to these previously soldered parts.This manner of connection enables the second soldering which necessarilymust be at a temperatureless than the fusion of the first soldering tobe more readily and easily accomplished. The fit of the reduced portion2| with the shoe I5 of the strap is such that the dowel pin 23 may beriveted to hold the parts in position if necessary. The end 24 of thenose pad support arm 3 is twisted and provides a good support for thenose pad 25 on the end of the arm.

The temple supporting member 26 is of wire and is bent to conform to thecontour of the lens and extends just back of the lens following thiscontour of the lens. Its nasal or anchoring end portion 21 is connectedto the stiffened portion of the nose pad support arm I8 by recessing thethicker temple support member as at 28 so as to receive this relativelythinner stiffened portion IQ of the pad support arm, the recess being ofa depth equal to the thickness of the pad support arm to make a smoothsurface at the junction. The temple support member is located thedesired distance rearwardly from the lens along the support arm so thatit may extend upwardly in substantially a single plane and then followthe contour of the lens both as to peripheral shape and as to curvaturewhich may mean a bending in two different planes. The support memberterminates in a position to support the temple 30 in a position abovethe sidewise vision of the wearer. The temple end of this support member3| is enlarged as at 32 and slotted as at 33 forming ears 34 and 35having registering openings 36. The flattened eye 31 of the temple isinserted between these ears and a screw 38 passes through theregistering openings and is threaded into the ear 35 to provide apivotal mounting for the temple.

In some cases instead of recessing the temple supporting member 26 inthe form shown in Fig. '7 I may cut out a. portion as at 39 to extend tothe end ofthe member as in Fig. 10 and also extend the reduced portion40 of the pad support arm so that these two parts may fit together as at4!, the length of this recess 40 being suflicient to accommodate thestrap such as shown in Fig. 4.

In both of these arrangements illustrated, the temple support member issecured to a stiffened portion IQ of the pad support arm forming a rigidanchor for this end of the temple support member and maintaining it infixed position relative to the lens even though the pad support .armsare bent for accommodation of the pads to the faces of differentwearers.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A spectacle construction comprising a pair of lenses, a bridge, meansconnected to the bridge and engaging the nasal edges of the lenses, 9.

pair of nose pad support arms extending rearwardly from the bridge andconnecting means, each of said arms being provided with a relativelywide portion to cause the same to be relatively stiff adjacent the pointof connection to spectacle.

the lens and having a narrower, thinner, portion which in comparisonwith said thick portion is relatively bendable, said thickened,stiffened portion being reduced for the reception of the lens connectingmeans, and a pair of tem- 5 ple supporting members, each recessed nearthe nasal edge of the lens and receiving in said recess said thickened,stifl'ened portion of the support arm for anchoring said support arm atone end adjacent said reduced portion of the sup- 10 port arm, andextending upwardly from said point of anchoring and following thecontour of the lens adjacent to and along the rear surfaces thereof forconnection at the temple of the spectacle. 15

2. A spectacle construction comprising a pair of lenses, means includinga bridge and lens engaging means for connecting the lenses together, apair of nose pad support arms extending rearwardly from the bridge and.lens engaging means, each of said arms being provided with a relativelywide portion to cause the same to be relatively stiff adjacent the pointof connection to the lens engaging means and having a narrower, thinner,portion which in comparison with said 25 wider portion is relativelybendable, said wider stiffened portion being reduced for the receptionof the lens engaging means, and a pair of temple supporting members,each crossing a support arm at substantially right angles near the 30nasal edge of the lens, one of said crossing portions being recessed andreceiving in said recess the other crossing portion for anchoring saidsupporting member at one end adjacent said reduced portion of thesupport arm, and extending upwardly from said point of anchoring and1301- lowing the contour of the lens adjacent to and along the rearsurfaces thereof for connection to the temple of the spectacle.

3. A spectacle construction comprising a pair 40 of lenses, meansincluding a bridge and lens engaging means for connectingthe lensestogether,

a pair of nose pad support arms extending rearwardly from the bridge andlens engaging means, each of said arms being provided with a relatively145 wide portion to cause the same to be relatively stifi adjacent thepoint of connection to the lens engaging means and having a narrower,thinner, portion which in comparison with said wider portion isrelatively bendable, said wider stiffened V portion being reduced forthe reception of the lens engaging means and a pair of temple supportingmembers each crossing a support arm at substantially right angles nearthe nasal edge of the lens, each support arm being recessed andreceiving in said recess the temple supporting member for anchoring saidsupporting member at one end adjacent said reduced portion of thesupport arm, and extending upwardly from said point of anchoring andfollowing the contour of the lens adjacent to and along the rearsurfaces thereof for connection to the temple of the JA1\[LES A.SWEENEY.

